Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Michael Benz, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Jersey City, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Benz
Dr. Michael Benz is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Jersey City, NJ, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Benz performed 2,254 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Benz received a total of $45,421 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 420 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Benz is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years of NPI registration
▲ 2,254 Medicare services
$45,421 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,254
Medicare services
Bottom 38% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$79
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
580 | $69 | $163 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
462 | $43 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
320 | $100 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
275 | $71 | $165 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
217 | $12 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
203 | $112 | $301 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
55 | $184 | $479 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
53 | $124 | $364 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 28 | $232 | $990 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
21 | $643 | $4,500 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
15 | $55 | $257 |
| Transesophageal echocardiogram An ultrasound of the heart performed using a probe inserted into the esophagus to obtain detailed images of heart structures and function. |
13 | $92 | $352 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
12 | $177 | $800 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
2.8% high complexity
0.6% medium
96.6% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$45,421
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,489/year across 7 years
Top 5% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
29
Companies
420
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$6,227
2023
$4,247
2022
$7,784
2021
$4,730
2020
$4,099
2019
$7,473
2018
$10,861
Payments by company (2024)
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$2,566
Abbott Laboratories
$968
Medtronic, Inc.
$827
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$718
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$229
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$162
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$149
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$135
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$125
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$111
ABIOMED
$87
Boston Scientific Corporation
$65
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$61
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$24
Top 3 companies account for 70.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$19,530
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$7,500
Abbott Laboratories
$6,447
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,011
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$1,475
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,229
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$1,012
ABIOMED
$985
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$731
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$703
Boston Scientific Corporation
$657
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$474
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$376
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$371
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$358
Inari Medical, Inc.
$271
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$195
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$184
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$135
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$123
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$122
BIOTRONIK INC.
$118
PFIZER INC.
$110
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$99
Allergan, Inc.
$78
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$61
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$28
Penumbra, Inc.
$22
CORDIS US CORP.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 73.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AREXVY · ASSURITY · AVEIR · Accent Pacemaker · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Anthem CRT Pacemaker · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CONFIRM RX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CardioInsight · CardioMEMS HF System · Chocolate PTA Balloon · Claria MRI · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DURATA · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENDURANT IIS · ENDURITY · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · Emboshield NAV6 system · Evera · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL - TACHY · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL TACHY · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · HAWKONE · HawkOne · HeartMate · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · LOKELMA · LifeVest · MARVEL · MITRACLIP · MYNXGRIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · N/A · NAVITOR · Optimizer · Pacemakers · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · QT Vascular Chocolate PTA Balloon · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TherOx DS2 Console · VRAYLAR · VersaCross Access Solution · Viva · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · WOLVERINE · XARELTO · inCourage
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Geographic Context
Cardiologists in nearby ZIP areas
1,878
County median income
$90,032
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
CAREPOINT HEALTH-CHRIST HOSPITAL
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Benz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Benz experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Benz performed 580 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Benz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Benz received a total of $45,421 from 29 companies across 420 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Benz's costs compare to other cardiologists in Jersey City?
Dr. Benz's average Medicare payment per service is $79. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Benz) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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